diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/controller/IndexController.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/controller/IndexController.java
index 2c100a140..590f109fe 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/controller/IndexController.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/controller/IndexController.java
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ public class IndexController extends FreemarkerHttpServlet {
 		switch (RequestType.fromRequest(vreq)) {
 		case REBUILD:
 			requestRebuild();
+			try {
+				// Pause, giving a chance to start the task queue.
+				Thread.sleep(1000);
+			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
+				// Don't care, so pass it along.
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+			}
 			return new RedirectResponseValues(PAGE_URL);
 		default:
 			return showDisplay();
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/indexing/IndexingUriFinderListBasic.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/indexing/IndexingUriFinderListBasic.java
index f29e60651..21c41bd31 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/indexing/IndexingUriFinderListBasic.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/indexing/IndexingUriFinderListBasic.java
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ public class IndexingUriFinderListBasic implements IndexingUriFinderList {
 		Set<String> uris = new HashSet<>();
 		for (IndexingUriFinder uriFinder : finders) {
 			List<String> additions = uriFinder.findAdditionalURIsToIndex(stmt);
+			if (log.isDebugEnabled() && !additions.isEmpty()) {
+				log.debug(uriFinder + " found " + additions.size()
+						+ " additions " + additions + " for this statement "
+						+ stmt);
+			}
 			for (String addition : additions) {
 				if (addition == null) {
 					log.warn("Finder " + uriFinder + " returned a null URI.");
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/tasks/RebuildIndexTask.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/tasks/RebuildIndexTask.java
index 77af681cb..3f1677b0c 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/tasks/RebuildIndexTask.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/tasks/RebuildIndexTask.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class RebuildIndexTask implements Task {
 
 	@Override
 	public SearchIndexerStatus getStatus() {
-        return impl == null ? null : impl.getStatus();
+		return impl == null ? SearchIndexerStatus.idle() : impl.getStatus();
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/tasks/UpdateStatementsTask.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/tasks/UpdateStatementsTask.java
index 50c96e7b7..550d9ab0e 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/tasks/UpdateStatementsTask.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/tasks/UpdateStatementsTask.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class UpdateStatementsTask implements Task {
     }
     @Override
     public SearchIndexerStatus getStatus() {
-        return impl == null ? null : impl.getStatus();
+        return impl == null ? SearchIndexerStatus.idle() : impl.getStatus();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/tasks/UpdateUrisTask.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/tasks/UpdateUrisTask.java
index 123610910..5c1f2f0d9 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/tasks/UpdateUrisTask.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/tasks/UpdateUrisTask.java
@@ -62,10 +62,13 @@ public class UpdateUrisTask implements Task {
         this.uris = new HashSet<>(uris);
     }
 
-    static void runNow(Collection<String> uris, SearchIndexExcluderList excluders, DocumentModifierList modifiers, IndividualDao indDao, ListenerList listeners, WorkerThreadPool pool) {
-        UpdateUrisTaskImpl impl = new UpdateUrisTaskImpl(uris, excluders, modifiers, indDao, listeners, pool);
-        impl.run();
-    }
+	static void runNow(Collection<String> uris,
+			SearchIndexExcluderList excluders, DocumentModifierList modifiers,
+			IndividualDao indDao, ListenerList listeners, WorkerThreadPool pool) {
+		UpdateUrisTaskImpl impl = new UpdateUrisTaskImpl(uris, excluders,
+				modifiers, indDao, listeners, pool);
+		impl.run();
+	}
 
     @Override
     public void run() {
@@ -75,11 +78,7 @@ public class UpdateUrisTask implements Task {
 
     @Override
     public SearchIndexerStatus getStatus() {
-        if (impl != null) {
-            return impl.getStatus();
-        }
-
-        return new SearchIndexerStatus(PROCESSING_URIS, since, new UriCounts(0, 0, 0, uris.size(), uris.size()));
+    	return (impl == null) ? SearchIndexerStatus.idle() : impl.getStatus();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -113,8 +112,12 @@ public class UpdateUrisTask implements Task {
             this.searchEngine = ApplicationUtils.instance().getSearchEngine();
         }
 
-        public UpdateUrisTaskImpl(Collection<String> uris, SearchIndexExcluderList excluders, DocumentModifierList modifiers, IndividualDao indDao, ListenerList listeners, WorkerThreadPool pool) {
-            this.uris = uris;
+		public UpdateUrisTaskImpl(Collection<String> uris,
+				SearchIndexExcluderList excluders,
+				DocumentModifierList modifiers, IndividualDao indDao,
+				ListenerList listeners, WorkerThreadPool pool) {
+			log.debug("Updating " + uris.size() + " uris.");
+        	this.uris = uris;
             this.excluders = excluders;
             this.modifiers = modifiers;
             this.indDao = indDao;